Theology

God: The Ultimate Vacuum Trap

Yesterday I was cold. Not surprising, as we live at 6,000 feet altitude in an inadequately insulated house with no…

Useful Fictions

I am a scientist, an atheist, and a skeptic who does not believe in any form of the supernatural. Nonetheless,…

Explaining Windows to an Ant

For me, the Earth is an unchanging solid foundation. The sun rises in the East, travels across the sky, and…

Credo

I believe there is an ultimate reality that makes existence possible and continuously sustains creation. At the human level, we…

Recognizing that of God in each other

I was distressed by Marty Grundy’s review of Godless for God’s Sake (FJ Nov. 2006). I hear echoes of 1827…

Journeying in Darkness

When I was in the second grade I received a Bible, a gift from my Sunday school. In the New…

Friends and the Interfaith Peace Movement

Our country and the world were shaken to the core by the events of September 11, 2001. In response, we…

Strengthening Interfaith Connections Locally

My experiences visiting and living abroad have been a major influence on what I hope, as a Quaker, to emphasize…

Knowing and Sharing Our Faith and Its Historical Influence

Why isn’t there a cross?" asks a young boy, visiting with his 5th grade class from North Carolina. "Where does…

The Friends of Truth: A Case for Reclaiming Our Earlier Name

Though most Friends have forgotten it (or never heard it in the first place), the Friends of Truth was our…

A Perspective on the Quaker Sweat Lodge

I am responding to Chuck Fager’s recent letter on Friends General Conference and the Quaker Sweat Lodge ("Finding a Way…

Whose DNA Is It Anyway?

What if your girlfriend asked you to take a DNA test before you got engaged? Or your employer wanted a…
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